Astros general manager Dana Brown provides some crucial updates to key pitchers Lance McCullers Jr. and Luis Garcia.

The Astros are slowly but surely beginning to get players back from an injured list that was once 18 players deep. In their 124 games, they have had 117 different starting lineups. They have started 13 different pitchers and have had 28 different pitchers come out of the bullpen,

The Houston Astros announced Tuesday afternoon that starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. would return to the starting rotation and pitch on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles, according to MLB's Brian McTaggart.

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros, on a three-game losing streak, take on the Detroit Tigers. Detroit has gone 41-24 in home games and 75-53 overall. The Tigers have gone 43-13 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The Houston Astros face the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025 (8/19/25) at Comerica Park in Detroit, Mich.

Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports that Alvarez will begin a minor-league rehab assignment on Tuesday with Double-A Corpus Christi. He’ll serve as a designated hitter in his first rehab game back, and the club plans to have him down for “a few games” before he can be activated off the injured list.

At the MLB trade deadline, the Houston Astros made a couple of interesting deals. The biggest of the three they swung was re-acquiring Carlos Correa. They also brought in Jesus Sanchez to be a left-handed bat, as well as adding Ramon Urias for infield depth.